| | | 1.__Revocable trust; direction of settlor.__While a trust is | | revocable, the trustee may follow a direction of the settlor that | | is contrary to the terms of the trust. |
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| | | 2.__Directions of person conferred power to direct trustee.__ | | If the terms of a trust confer upon a person other than the | | settlor of a revocable trust power to direct certain actions of | | the trustee, the trustee shall act in accordance with an exercise | | of the power unless the attempted exercise is manifestly contrary | | to the terms of the trust or the trustee knows the attempted | | exercise would constitute a serious breach of a fiduciary duty | | that the person holding the power owes to the beneficiaries of | | the trust. |
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| | | 3.__Modification or termination.__The terms of a trust may | | confer upon a trustee or other person a power to direct the | | modification or termination of the trust. |
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| | | 4.__Power to direct; fiduciary duty.__A person, other than a | | beneficiary, who holds a power to direct is presumptively a | | fiduciary who, as such, is required to act in good faith with | | regard to the purposes of the trust and the interests of the | | beneficiaries. The holder of a power to direct is liable for any | | loss that results from breach of a fiduciary duty. |
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| | | §809.__Control and protection of trust property |
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| | | A trustee shall take reasonable steps to take control of and | | protect the trust property. |
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| | | §810.__Record keeping and identification of trust property |
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| | | 1.__Adequate records of administration.__A trustee shall keep | | adequate records of the administration of the trust. |
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| | | 2.__Separation of property.__A trustee shall keep trust | | property separate from the trustee's own property. |
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| | | 3.__Interest of trust, records.__Except as otherwise provided | | in subsection 4, a trustee not subject to federal or state | | banking regulation shall cause the trust property to be | | designated so that the interest of the trust, to the extent | | feasible, appears in records maintained by a party other than a | | trustee or beneficiary to whom the trustee has delivered the | | property. |
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| | | 4.__Two or more trusts.__If the trustee maintains records | | clearly indicating the respective interests, a trustee may invest | | as a whole the property of 2 or more separate trusts. |
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